Lest we forget

[Aussie Ora]

https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac-tradition/

 

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[MacKenzie]

A few years ago I did visit Gallipoli and went to the cemetry and I did get a few pixs of the poppies. 

 

The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war.

Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future.

Here are some of my pixs.

 

[tony b]

I think that the red poppy is the universal symbol for those who have fallen in combat. The VFW sells them around Memorial Day every year. 

[MacKenzie]

Yes, we have them for Nov. 11th.

[Aussie Ora]

A few years ago I did visit Gallipoli and went to the cemetry and I did get a few pixs of the poppies. 

 

The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war.

Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future.

Here are some of my pixs.

 

Great pics Mac I have not been there myself

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[Aussie Ora]

An awesome photo from kings park in Perth this morning

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[Aussie Ora]

An Awesome photo from the Newman police as well gotta love out back Australia .

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[MacKenzie]

Awesome photos, Aussie.